counterclaim

1. A claim filed in opposition to another claim, especially in a legal action.

2. An opposing claim.

3. A claim brought by a defendant against a plaintiff in a legal action.

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1. To enter or plead a counterclaim.

2. To ask in a counterclaim.

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1. To plead an opposing claim or make an opposing claim against.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
counterclaim	18	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ae	2
ai	2
al	2
am	4
an	2
ar	2
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om	4
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ut	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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urn	3
uta	3
ute	3
aro	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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incel	7
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6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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retcon	8

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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telomic	11
tinamou	9
toenail	7
tonearm	9
tonemic	11
torulae	7
trenail	7
trounce	9
truncal	9
tumoral	9
tunicae	9
tunicle	9
turmoil	9
unclear	9
uncomic	13
uncrate	9
unmiter	9
unmitre	9
unmoral	9
uraemic	11
uralite	7
uranite	7
urinate	7
utricle	9

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
accentor	12
accouter	12
accoutre	12
acentric	12
acetonic	12
aconitum	12
acrolect	12
acrolein	10
actioner	10
amelcorn	12
amitrole	10
anoretic	10
anuretic	10
auntlier	8
calutron	10
canticle	12
caruncle	12
cilantro	10
cincture	12
clarinet	10
cleanout	10
clearcut	12
clearout	10
cocinera	12
cocurate	12
coinmate	12
colinear	10
columnar	12
columnea	12
concerti	12
contrail	10
cornicle	12
cornmeal	12
cortical	12
coumaric	14
coumarin	12
courante	10
cratonic	12
creation	10
cruciate	12
cuneatic	12
curation	10
emulator	10
erotical	10
intercom	12
lactonic	12
leucotic	12
lonicera	10
loricate	10
manicure	12
metrical	12
multicar	12
muricate	12
narcotic	12
necrotic	12
neumatic	12
neurotic	10
occulter	12
oriental	8
outlearn	8
outliner	8
outrance	10
reaction	10
relation	8
reticula	10
retinula	8
rolamite	10
romantic	12
routeman	10
ruminate	10
tenurial	8
terminal	10
tramline	10
unerotic	10

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
accretion	13
anorectic	13
antiulcer	11
autocrine	11
centrical	13
circulate	13
cremation	13
culminate	13
emulation	11
inculcate	13
inoculate	11
manticore	13
melanotic	13
mucronate	13
nucleator	11
numerical	13
tularemic	13

10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
inculcator	14
tourmaline	12
ulceration	12

11 Letters	Scrabble® Points
macronuclei	17

12 Letters	Scrabble® Points
counterclaim	18